ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY FROM MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES AS UNDERLYING AND MULTIPLE CAUSES IN THE RESIDENTS OF THE TULA REGION by D. Sh. Vaysman, V. N. Sorotskaya, E. S. Nikitina

“…According to the 2015 data, MSDs in the structure of primary morbidity were 3.9% and those in the structure of mortality were 0.2% in the Russian Federation. …”
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Socioeconomic Status and Healthcare Support on Anti-Tuberculosis Medication Adherence Among Pediatric Tuberculosis Patients by Nissa Prima Sari

“…Children from higher SES backgrounds were 3.5 times more likely to adhere to treatment (OR = 3.5; 95% CI: 1.8–6.8, p = 0.003). …”
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Relationship Between Dynamics of Plant Biometric Parameters and Leaf Area Index of Hop (<i>Humulus lupulus</i> L.) Plants by Václav Brant, Karel Krofta, Petr Zábranský, Pavel Hamouz, Pavel Procházka, Jiří Dreksler, Milan Kroulík, Gabriela Fritschová

“…With a spacing of 3 m × 1 m, the corresponding Leaf Area Index (LAI) values were 3.5, 2.2 and 4.0 in the harvest season. Therefore, they are comparable to other crops such as maize or sorghum. …”
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Cross-sectional analysis of caesarean sections according to the Robson 10-group classification system in Somalia by Adil Barut, Umut Erkok, Hiba Bashir Hassan

“…In the next three largest Robson groups (groups 1, 3, 4), the absolute contributions were 3.9%, 3.4% and 3.3%, respectively. The total percentages of CSs among all deliveries (n=3030) and among all CSs (n=1156) in the five largest Robson groups were 31.3% and 82.2%, respectively.Conclusion Our analysis showed that the overall caesarean section rate was 38.2%, and those major contributors were Robson groups 5 and 10.…”
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Serum phospholipids and sphingolipids are linked to early-stage osteoarthritis by lipidomic profiling by Gerrit Eichner, Gerhard Liebisch, Christiane Hild, Markus Rickert, Juergen Steinmeyer

“…Generally, serum PL and SL levels were 3–12 times higher than in SF. Specific PL species were elevated in both SF and serum of eOA and lOA patients compared to healthy controls, while nearly 10% of the PL species measured were higher exclusively in the serum of OA patients. …”
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Estimating the cost of chronic kidney disease in Australia by Sean Randall, Crystal M. Y. Lee, Elizabeth Thomas, Aron Chakera, Kevin E. K. Chai, Richard Varhol, Kanika Mehta, Ashley Irish, Johan Conradie, Narelle Hadlow, Delia Hendrie, James H. Boyd, Suzanne Robinson

“…Average yearly costs attributable to CKD were $3,367 for Stage 1, $4,114 for Stage 2, $3,607 for Stage 3a, $6,572 for Stage 3b, $11,456 for Stage 4 and $62,558 for Stage 5. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of hepatitis B in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia: a population-based seroprevalence study by Rajaa M Al-Raddadi, Noha A Dashash, Hani A Alghamdi, Hanan S Alzahrani, Abdullah J Alsahafi, Abdullah M Algarni, Zeyad M AlRaddadi, Majed M Alghamdi, Raghad F Hakim, Abdulmohsen Hamdan Al-Zalabani

“…The significant positive risks associated with these predictors were 3.3, 2.5, 2.0 and 1.65, respectively. HBV vaccination, on the other hand, was associated with a significant risk reduction of 88% (OR = 0.12; 95% CI = 0.03–0.51). …”
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Basic parameters of hemostasis in patients with refractory postpartum hemorrhage by D. A. Artymuk, N. A. Artymuk, T. Yu. Marochko, A. V. Atalyan, N. M. Shibelgut, N. A. Batina, V. N. Palichev, S. V. Apresyan

“…The prevalence of HPV type 16 and grade 2 abnormal colposcopy findings were 3.9-fold (p = 0.008) and 3.5-fold (p = 0.040) higher in women with HSIL than in NILM (p = 0.008). …”
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Integrated ABC/VEN-analysis of medicinal prescribing in pharmacotherapy of bronchial asthma in children by I. A. Kostiuk, K. L. Kosiachenko

“…Formal VEN-analysis revealed the ratio of indices for INN, trade names and the number of medical prescriptions, which were 3:27:41; 11:74:102 and 411:768:618 respectively. …”
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Results of mitral valve reconstruction using substitute extracellular matrixCentral MessagePerspective by Maria Arbona, MD, MEBCT, Tirone E. David, MD, Carolyn M. David, BN, Vivek Rao, MD, PhD

“…Long-term data were analyzed according to surgical technique; namely, isolated leaflet repair compared with annular reconstruction with or without MVR. There were 3 late deaths (1 per group). Overall survival was 83% at 7 years. …”
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The Influence of Building Form Compactness on Energy Efficiency in Accommodation Structures: The Case of Türkiye by Erdem Köymen, Özlem Kahraman

“…Additionally, the structures were 3D modeled in both the existing and compact forms, and the energy consumption amounts for both forms were measured using the “Energy Plus” energy simulation engine with the assistance of the "Ladybug" plugin, which operates in the Rhinoceros3D/Grasshopper3D environment. …”
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Contemporary manifestations of patriotism with particular information on social media by Julia Nowicka

“… • Nearly ¾ of the posts (74%) were written by people. Men were 3 times more likely to be the authors of posts (49% vs. 16% of all content). …”
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Oral Management by a Full-Time Resident Dentist in the Hospital Ward Reduces the Incidence of Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Stroke by Kenichiro Ozaki, Satoshi Teranaka, Haruka Tohara, Shunsuke Minakuchi, Satoru Komatsumoto

“…The odds ratios of pneumonia onset were 3.16 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.65–6.05; P=0.001) in the pre-DCS and 2.80 (95% CI, 1.48–5.31; P=0.002) in the during-DCS group compared with the post-DCS group, thereby confirming the effect of DCS on the incidence of pneumonia. …”
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A Dermatoglyphic Study: Association of Fingerprint Patterns Among ABO Blood Groups by Tri Panjiasih Susmiarsih, M. Samsul Mustofa, Mirfat Mirfat

“…Dankmeijer indices of O and AB blood were 3.78 and 11.34, respectively. There were indicated significantly (p&lt;0.05) difference of average ridge count total among ABO blood groups. …”
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Examining health-related social needs and their association with stress and mental health among US Veterans using 2022 behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS) data by Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo, Zackery White, Yessenia Castillo, Shannon Beattie Lopez, Kelly Sanders, Marguerite Daus

“…Stressed Veterans were 10.5 times as likely to have reported 14 or more of the last 30 days where their mental health was ‘not good’ (95% CI: 10.13–10.92) and were 3.65 times as likely to report having ever been diagnosed with a depressive disorder (95% CI: 3.11–4.28). …”
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Improved Ferroelectric and Magnetic Properties of Bismuth Ferrite-Based Ceramics by Introduction of Non-Isovalent Ions and Grain Engineering by Ting Wang, Huojuan Ye, Xiaoling Wang, Yuhan Cui, Haijuan Mei, Shenhua Song, Zhenting Zhao, Meng Wang, Pitcheri Rosaiah, Qing Ma

“…The remanent polarization and magnetization values of the optimized Nd–Nb co-doped BiFeO₃ sample were 3.12 μC cm⁻² and 0.15 emu g⁻¹, respectively. …”
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Dimensional accuracy and resolution assessment of the formlabs form 3B 3D printer for medical applications by Vera Lagerburg, Anne Vrancken, Sietske Bergsma, Janita Dekker, Wouter Diemer, Judith Waldner-Troost, Maaike Koenrades

“…Specific features common for surgical guides were included, such as slits, flanges, and cylinders. The phantoms were 3D printed using a medical grade resin (Formlabs Biomed Clear resin) and evaluated after postprocessing and sterilization. …”
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A novel smartphone augmented reality-based solution for small intracranial lesion localization with refined reference markers by Yu-qin Ye, Yu-qin Ye, Guan-yi Wang, Ying-nan Fan, Zhu-sheng Feng, Yi-bin Jia, Wei Bai, Yong-xiang Yang, Xiao-sheng He

“…The average deviation and ROR were 3.55 ± 1.71 mm and 75.03% ± 18.56%, which were within the acceptable range of intracranial lesion surgery. …”
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Associations Between Candida and <i>Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, and <i>Acinetobacter</i> Species as Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Isolates in 84 Cohorts of... by James Hurley

“…The median VAP incidence proportions for <i>Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,</i> and <i>Acinetobacter</i> species were 3.3 (IQR: 1.2–6.9), 3.6 (IQR: 1.8–5.7), and 1.2 (IQR: 0.4–4.1), respectively. …”
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Factors associated with an excellent transfer of passive immunity: multisite, cross-sectional study conducted in different European countries on dairy cattle by Aitor Fernandez-Novo, Iris Kolkman, Monique Driesse, Matt Yarnall, Manuel Cerviño, Francisco Javier Dieguez, Susana Astiz

“…Median values for colostrum variables were 3 l of volume, quality of 24.4% Brix and time to administration after birth of 2 h. …”
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